Combing machine



Feb. 27, 1923. 1,446,750.- J. JOLLYI.

- comme MACHINE.

FILYED' DEC. 3l, 1920. 4 SHEETS-SHEET l.

v g i 2 INVENTR Fe-b. 27, 1923. l 1,446,750.

J. JOLLY. GOMBING MACHINE.

FILED DEC. 3l, 1920. 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4- v Patented Feb. Z7, 1923i,

UNET-ED ,STAT-ES tirarse earner orties.

JAMES JOLLY, or BOLTON, ErrefLANnAss-IGNOB To Wirrmm MACHINE'IWORKS, OF WHITINSVILLE,,ivfasseonosnrrs'A CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS.

commise .-MAcHrNE.

Application filed December 31, 1920. Serial No. 434,210.v

T 0 all w hom t may conc-em i.

Be it known that I, JAMES JOLLY, a sub- ]ect of the Kingof Great Britain, residing in Bolton, England7 have invented the fol-V easy'removability,.as a unit7 fronrthe comb ing head,.of the sliver-feed means, the. nipper means and the top-comb together :with their several adjustable Amounting's,` all of which are so assembled and relatedf that they can be quickly and bodily. removed for repair', or for Substitution by another similariassembly, or merely: to expose the parts beneath. The separate organization of these parts affords the further advantage that the mechanism of the con'ibing' head .units can be assembled and fitted together 'apart from the rest of the machine with .rt-corresponding saving of labor, and the manner of the' assembly is such as to accommodatea wide lap and. at the .same time` provide ample space for brush-cleaning the head. IVz'trioiis otherl advantages are lalso attained .by the principles herein disclosed and if not .here-v m'pointed out willebe quickly perceived by those skilled in this art.

In the accompanying draw1ngs:-

Fig. l, is a rear elevation'of a combing'` head incorporating4 theprinciple of `this invention. y

Fig. 2, is a top plan view thereof with parts removed or in? horizontal section.

.Figa 3, is a side elevation of Fig'. l, part of fthe creel support beingbroken out.

Fig. 4;, is a sectionon line lV--IVof Fig. 2.

Fig. 5, a section on line V-V.

Fig.` 6, a perspective of the frame of the removable unit and "Fig, 7, an enlarged plan and Section :of the fulcrum supportsof the top comb and feed roll means."V y v Fig'. 8 is a side elevation of a double-sided machine incorporating the principlesoffthis invention.

These'v drawings show only one ofthe heads/of thema'chine which will be understood to comprise six or'more similar heads as customary in multiple-head machines. It will be understood also ,that all'fthe heads are'mounted'on a common base and separated by the frame uprights 1-which carry the operating parts and that they are driven from a suitable drive-.head atone end of the machine. vThe drive-head may be -vari.

ously constructed for this purpose, as 4well known tothe art, and is therefore not herein described. yIt drives the combing. heads,4 in part through the comb cylinder sha-ft2, which shaft extends through all the headsVV carryinga comb cylinder 3 in each head, located .therein directly in rear of the de-y ta'ching and piecing rolls ,4. yThe latter are diagrammatically indicated `because the detail? of vthe mounting vand the specificr means of imparting to them the usual,;intermittent or forward andbackward piecing' motion,.are notimportant to this invention, and can be Supplied by any-.person skilled in this art. It will be understood that their l particularv function is to receive and `detach the combed tuftl and overlap it on. the Apreceding'tuft soas'to produce a continuous` fleece.V

"Each of; thefr-ame uprights l carries on its: .upper surface, and ,horizontally adjustablethereon,.astandard 5. The rear parts of these standards form the journal seats ffory a rock. shaftc also commento all of: the lie-ads'and operated-ffromthe comb; shaft-2 by itsarm .engaging ,a cam, 1er-,cam`` ygroove 8 on that shaft. :The rock shaft is thel .mainioperating 'means for the nipper mechanism and .its associated parts yineach combing head, and while itfis preferably constituted of a single shaft runningA the length fof the machine and-Ldrivenfromf the drive-head, it 'can also'befotherwiseorgan# ized without essentially efecting Ithe operations it performs. .The upper ends of L:the standards 5v carry. the ymeans of'support ofh the removable Vunitaryy assembly above vreferred to, that is to say of the lap plate, and the lapfeed mechanism, thel nipper mechanism and thetop-comb. vAccordingtothe particular design,-this supporting means consistsoftwo journal bearings one onl each standard 5 and each comprising.. a pil-low, block 9 clamped to the side face-.of its standard and capableof vertical adjustment thereon by means Vof the adjusting screw 10. As herein shown one such screw, 10a, serves lblocks of adjacent heads, this being a detail andr associated members as above stated and for this principal purpose its detail design' .is obviously subject to great variation. it

' is preferably a two-part bearing, i. e., comprises a base and cap and it is also in the present case a pivotal, or the support for a pivotal, bearing, since the nipper-mechanism supported thereby is arranged tol oscillate in the process of piecing'and detaching. rlhe organization of the nipper and associated members which are supported in or from this pivotal mounting is assembled in a main frame, which may be termed the nipper frame and is shown by itselfv in Fig. 6. llt comprises a shaft or shaft.- like part 14, the ends of which are adapted to rest in the two-part journal bearings above referred to, and a single casting permanently fixed to the shaft part and comprisingV an upright crossV member or lap- ,plate 15 joiningtwo vertical side members in the form of thin plates 16. This frame, when mounted as' described, is VVVadapted to be moved back and forth or oscillated by its yoke connection 17 which is detachably connected to an eye-bolt 18 pinnedV to a short crank arm 19 carried on the rock shaft above referred to. The operating connection is readily detachable from the rock shaft by backing .off one of the nuts on the eye-bolt and allowing the latter to drop out Aof the inverted U-shaped socket (Fig. 6)

in which it isV normally clamped. The cushion plate 20 or lower nipper jaw is adjustably secured to the lower thickened edge of the lap plate 15 and the nipper knife 2l. which co-acts therewith. is carrieiil by a pair of nipper arms 22 each fixed 'to the ends of a rock shaft 23 which is journaled in the side plates 16. The upper arms 22 are located outside of the side plates of the lswinging frame. The rock shaft` 23 carries fixed on it, inV rear of the lap-plate two rearwardly and upwardly extending -arms 24C provided with friction rollers 25 adapted to engage the rear faces of the cam tracks 26 when the rock shaft 6 swings the frame forwardly von its pivotal `axis 14. T his causes the nipper knife to open against the tension of the nipper springs 27 which latter are connected between Vthe ends of the arms 24 and a Vpoint on the upper rear side of the lap-plate, as shown in Fig. 1.

The nipper-closing springs thus move bodily Y with the oscillating frame. The nipper cam tracks 2G are supportedon the frame bar 23 by an adjustable joint 29, the purpose and construction of which will be plain without explanation, and the friction rollers Q5 are also adjustable on their arms 27 so that both ends of the nipper knife may be set for simultaneous andequal engagement with the cushion plate. 1t will be apparent that the rollers and cam tracks constitute an operating connection between the nipper and a fixed frame part whereby the nippers are opened by the effect of, and at a predetermined point in, the forward swing of the frame. This function of said operating Connection can be performed by other means which will likewise be readily separable when the frame assembly is tofbe removed. Y

rlhe lap to be combed is taken from: a lap roll carried on the usual creel rollers 30 being conducted thence over the shaft part 14; of `the nipper frame and thence downwardly over or in front of the lap plate 15, and thence forwardly under the feed roll 31 which is corrugated. rlhis roll is supported by its gudgeons at each end in the open notches .in the ends of the two feed roll levers 32, which levers are fulcrumed on studs 33 projecting outwardly from the sideplates 1G 0f the nipper fra-me and connected at their rear ends with the` feed roll springs 34. rllhe other ends of the feed roll springs are connected tothe rear side of the ilap plate like and adjacent to,` the nipper springs so tha-t'both sets of springs are carriedby the removable unit. The studs 33 are adjustably,secured in slots 34 in the side plates 16, as shown more clearlyV in Fig. V'7, so that the position .0f the feed roll with respect to the bite line of the nippers may be adjusted forward and back as desired. One end ofthe feed roll 31 is projected beyond the journal notch in its holding arm 32 where it carries a vratchet wheel, shown in Fig. 3, the latter being enclosed in a box lever 35 journaled on the feed roll gudgeon and carrying` a pawl by which the .ratchet and feed roll are rotated.v For this ard 5, and when so engaged the oscillation Y Y of the nipper frame on its axis 14, will os-` cillate the boX lever on its aXis and thereby rotate the feed roll and advance the lap acv cordingly. This feed roll hook can be swung out of engagement with its stud 37 whenever desired, and when so disengaged the feed roll can be manually rotated by the thumb wheel at its opposite end.

The top comb 38 isfastened to the usual head piece and is adjustably secured to and unites the two top comb arms 39 which lat-v ter are journaled concentrically to the feed roll arms 32 preferably on the bosses 40 thereof, and around the heads of the studs 33, see Figs. 2 and 7. As shown more clearly in Fig. 1 each top comb arm 39 is provided with a friction'roller 41 projecting laterally Ytherefrom and adapted to Vengage a cam track 42 adjustably fixed to the inside face of the adjacent standard l5. When the nipper frame is oscilla'tedV to its rearward position the top comb rollers roll up the 'cani tracks 42 thereby causing the top comb to be lifted relatively to the nipper frame, or at least to follow a path not likelyl to collide with the comb cylinder. In the forward oscillation the rollers 41 roll off of the cam tracks 42 and in that event the top comb arms are supported by the set screw 43 with which each is equipped, said screws being adapted to seat upon the lugs 44 projecting from the outer faces of the side plate 16 of the nipper frame. The adjustment o-f these screws determines the depth of penetration of the top comb .teeth into the tutt. as willbevapparent.

By the arrangement above described, the feed roll levers, nipper arms and top comb arms occupy substantially theA same plane, all outside of and close tothe adjacent side plate 16 and such disposition permits the width of the combing head to be relatively narrow with respect to the width of the lap while providing ample space between said arms and the adjacent standard to insert the hand or brush for cleaning the parts-a matter of much importance to the quality of the combed product. And in addition to this facility ofaccess, the whole head structure above the comb cylinder can be removed when desired and as above described by simply removing the journal caps 11 and dropping the eye-bolt 13 out ofthe yoke. The removal thus permitted, uncovers the comb cylinder and its doiiing brush or other' scavenging means (not shown) so that they can be closely inspected, or removed, upwardly, if desired, thereby avoiding the need of providing special access to these parts in rear of the machine as well as affording other conveniences. These several considerations adapt the'head structures to be assembled in a single frame, back to back, thereby producing a duplex or double-sided machine as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 8 and whereinv a double- -sided nippervframe 45. is removably hung on an axis 46 being oscillated by a rod from the shaft 6, over two adjacent comb cylinders. This frame carries lap plates'and cushion plates 47, nipper knives 48, feed rolls 49 and top combs 50, all arranged Ain the relation above described, except that the nipper arms are fulcrumed on acommon shaft or axis 51 and their free ends-(52) cross and extend to the opposite sides respectively and are connected by a single spring for closing them against the cushion plates. The nipp'ers are opened by indicated. A single spring 5.4 connects the feed roll levers 56 and provides'the feed roll pressure, such feed rolls being otherwise operated as above described. The' top.

comb arms are similarly mounted on a.v single axis 55, but are otherwise the same as the top comb iirstvdescribed. By disconnectingy the frame 45 and its shaft 46 from its snp,- port (not shown) and from its oscillating means, the entire duplex nipper mechanism' can be removed as will now be apparent..

As shown more clearly in Fig. 6 the' nipner frame is formed with two projecting' flanges 60, constituting guard rails for the selvage of the lap and these rails are obliquely notched atl their lower ends to hold a clearer cover in position on top of the feed roll.

I claim:-

1. In a multiple headfcombing machine, the combination with a comb cylinder, ofits associated lap-feed means, nipper means and top comb assembled in a frame and therewith constituting a unitary structure, and supporting means for said structure forming the sole support thereof and from which said structure may be bodily removed.

2. In a multiple head combingmachine, the combination `with a comb cylinder, of its assembled lap-feed means, nipper means and top comb, assembled 'in an oscillating frame and therewith constituting a unitary structure, and supporting means for said structure located above the-comb cylinder, and from which said structure may be bod-4 ily removed and means for oscillating said structure. l Y

3. In a combing machine,ithe combination with a comb cylinder, of its associated'la-pfeed, nipper meansand topcomb assembled in a frame and therewith constituting, a unitary structure, and supporting means for said structure on which 'it is adaptedl tov be movedback and forth with respect to said cylinder, and from which said structure is adapted lto be bodily removed.

4. In a combing pmachine, the combination with a comb cyliner, of its associated lap-feed, nipper means and top comb assembled to form a unitary structure, supporting means for said structure vfrom which Vit may be bodily removed, means: formoving said structure back and forth with: respect *to said cylinder and means whereby said movement .operatesl the membersr of said structure.

5.1m a combing machine, the combination with a comb cylinder and upright supporting means, of lap-feed means, nipper means and top comb, all organized lin a suitable frame adapted to be moved about an axis and to be removed from the maframe carrying the lap-feed means, nipper means and top comb all organized into a unitary structure and lneans for oscillating said frame, in combination with the framework of the machine provided with a pivotal mounting for said oscillating frame, located above the comb cylinder, and constituting' the support for said oscillating structure and provided with relatively fiXed members having operating connections with and for causing the operatioll of, said feed mea-ns. nippel' means and top comb wllen the frame oscillates.

8. In a-combing machine, a fl'alne structure comprising lap-feed means, nipper means and top comb vin a unitary organization, meansV for moving said structure back and forth, and operating connections between said organization and fixed parts 'of the machine frame adapted to cause the operation of one of the members of said organization in each directionA of movement.

9. Illacombing machine, a combing head, a frame, carrying the cushion plate, lapfeed means, nippel1 knife and top comb, an upright standard at each side of the combinghead, a block on said standard supporting said frame'above said comb cylinder', and means for Vadjusting the blocks toward the cylinder.

10. In a combing machine, a combing head, Vall upright standard at each end thereof, a block or part on each standard projectingforwardlyv therefronl, a frame carrying thex lap feed means, nippell means and top comb, and means for detachably supporting said frame, on said projecting parts.

11. In a icombillg machine, a comb cylinder, an organization of lap-feed means, nipper knife arms and top comb, mo-vably supported above the cylinder and mealls for imparting back and forth movement tio said organization, in combination with a nlpperclosing spring having its opposite ends connected to parts of said organization and an operating connection between said nipper arms and a relatively Xed part adapted to open the said knife aga-inst the pressure of said spring.

12. In a combing machine, a frame mounted above the comb cylinder and comprising side plates with feed roll arms, top

comb arms and nipper Vknife arms all jour- Y naled in said'frame and occupying positions alongside the outer faces of said side plates.

13. I'n a 'combing machine, anV oscillating frame pivotally supported above the comb connected to a nippel.` arm alld to said oscillating frame. Y

15. In a combing machine, af moving frame carrying feed roll arms, nippel" arms and top comb arms, and4 provided with springs for bothlthe feed roll arms and nipper arms connected between said arms and said frame.

16. In a colnbing machine, a frame comprising a lap-plate structurally uniting two vertical side plates, and feed roll arms and nippell arms supported on said side plates.

17. In a combing machine, a lap-plate structurally uniting two vertical side plates,

-a cusllion plate secured to the lower edge of the lap plate, a nipper knife and arms VforY said knife located outside of said side plates. 18. In a combing machine, a removable 'combing head unit comprising a one-piece frame consisting of a lap-plate and two side plates, and cross feeding and nippel' means mounted thereon.` Y

19. In a combing machine, an oscillating frame 'comprising an upright cross plate structurally uniting two side plates, a cushion plate fixed to said frame, a nippel' journaled thereon and means for osciliai'.- ing said frame and nippel- 9.0. Ill a combing machine, a frame supporting a feed roll and comp-rising an upright cross plate havingl forwardly projecting lap-guiding flanges along its margins, said flanges being' provided with notches or seats forremovably supporting a clearer cover for the feed roll. Y

21. In a combing machine, an oscillating frame comprising side plates having fecal roll arms, nipper arms and top comb arms supported on the outer sides of said plates, two of said arms being concentrically liournaled thereon. Y 22. In a combing machine, an oscillating' frame carrying feed roll arms and Vtop comb arms both concentrically journaled thereon. 23. In a combing machine, a olle-piece Vthereon. i

26. In a combing machine, a nipper frame` movably and remo-vably mounted on .theA

nipper frame comprising a lap-plate, side plates and forwardly extending lap-guide flanges, and a cushion plate removably se#V 25. Ina combing machine, av nipper frame f detachably Ymounted on the machine .framev whereby it and its associated members may be bodily removed from the-machine, feed roll arms, top comb arme and nippel arms all carried by saidnipper fra-me, tivo of said arms being concentrically Journaled machine frame, and having,` feed roll,V arms,

ltop comb arms and nipper armsjournaled thereon, and means for adjusting the axis of the top eombarms With relation to the axis of thenipperarms. i

Y 27. In a combing machine, a movable and removable nipper frame, a lap-feed means,r v

on said frame and removable as a unil'l there- -a top` comb and a nipper knifer all mounted with, means-for adjustingthe position of the lap-feed means With reference to said 4 knife, and means'vvhereby the movement of Said frame operates said. feed means and knife.

the elements'infoney head` that are directly engaged' With the lap to be combed, arrangedx to besimultaneously removed from the ma# chine.

specification.

JAMES JOLLY. i

'28. A combing' `machine having; all, of. v

, v H 4o,v testimony, whereof, I have signed this 

